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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. TrialNet studies are now starting in Sweden, with the initial trials in Skåne. TrialNet is an international network of researchers who are investigating possible ways to prevent, delay and reverse the development of type 1 diabetes. The TrialNet network is currently made up of 18 research centres – in the USA, Canada,

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/are-you-related-someone-type-1-diabetes - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A recent report by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) identifies 24 places across the world that are hotspots for deforestation - and where forests are under threat. A staggering over 43 million of hectares were lost in these areas between 2004 and 2017 - an area roughly the size of Morocco. Torsten Krause, who research

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/torsten-krause-comments-wwf-report-deforestation-fronts - 2026-05-05

Fifteen years ago, the first doctoral students began their education at CEC. Since then, there have been 240 PhD students from CEC and ClimBEco, the research school hosted by CEC. This week, about 60 of them gathered for a joint alumni celebration with networking, workshops and lectures at AF-borgen in Lund. The alumni of CEC and ClimBEco are now in very different fields, some have researched and

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cec-and-climbeco-alumni-come-together-celebration-and-networking - 2026-05-05

During Summer of 2025, the fourth edition of the Methodology and Field Studies course brought together 19 PhD students in Ghana. The participants in the Methodology and Field Studies course were competetively selected from eight universities across Ghana. The aim of the four-day course was to strengthen research methodology skills, encourage interdisciplinary dialogue, and provide tools for improv

https://www.developmentresearchschool.lu.se/article/fourth-edition-methodology-and-field-studies-course-held-university-ghana - 2026-05-05

Call for abstracts - and save the date The aim with the conference is to examine doctoral theses in a medical-historical context, from their production (when, where, why, by whom, how...) to their reception in Poland, Germany, and elsewhere in Europe. When and how did medical faculties begin to develop their own dissertation culture, and how do medical dissertations differ from those of other facu

https://www.medicinhistoria.lu.se/artikel/20th-biannual-conference-german-polish-society-history-medicine - 2026-05-05

From Spain to Estonia, multiple Erasmus students gathered to prepare a special event at school. This event organized by the international team was held in the Malmö Music Academy cafeteria. The idea came from Sara Engblom, international coordinator at the academy.    I got the idea during a visit to the Netherlands last year. It was at a much larger academy and therefore with many more students, b

https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/article/connecting-through-culture-international-school-fair - 2026-05-05

Do you want to prepare yourself for the active learning classroom at Forum Medicum? Larry Michaelsen, the creator of Team Based Learning (TBL), is to hold workshops at the Faculty.  Register for the workshops no later than September 4th. Take the unique opportunity to take part in the workshops. The workshops are designed to cater to different levels of familiarity with TBL, so whether you are a b

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/workshops-creator-team-based-learning-tbl-our-new-active-learning-facilities - 2026-05-06

SWEAH Alumni Interdisciplinary Network (SAIN), har som främsta syfte att skapa en bas för långsiktig och framstående svensk forskning om äldre och åldrande. Detta ska ske genom ämnesöverskridande samarbeten mellan svenska lärosäten. SWEAH-alumnen Charlotta Nilsen från Jönköping University och Stockholms universitet, ingår i styrgruppen för nätverket. Hon har tillsammans med Caroline Hasselgren (Gö

https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/nytt-alumnnatverk-har-sett-dagens-ljus - 2026-05-05

The income and education levels of a child’s environment determine their relationship to nature, not whether they live in a city or the countryside. This is the finding of a new study conducted by researchers and BECC-members at Lund University, Sweden. The results run counter to the assumption that growing up in the countryside automatically increases our connection to nature, and yet the study a

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/socioeconomic-circumstances-shape-childrens-connection-nature-more-where-they-live - 2026-05-05

On September 19th, we had the great pleasure of welcoming our Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) members – Prof. Dirkje Postma, Prof. John Pernow, and Prof. Peter ten Dijke – to Lund for a day filled with energy, creativity, and forward-looking ideas. The day started with inspiring presentations from the SAB members, before moving into a lively “speed dating” session where our PIs introduced their re

https://www.wcmm.lu.se/article/wcmm-scientific-advisory-board-meeting-september-19th - 2026-05-05

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SANR is an annual conference about all things South Asian. It offers a platform for Nordic scholars of South Asia to present their research and meet other researchers. It is particularly intended to be a supportive meeting point for emerging scholars.   After initial meetings in Copenhagen in 2017 and Oslo in 2018, Up

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/conference-announcement-south-asia-across-nordic-region-2019 - 2026-05-05

#21 May, 2021 Message from the director   Summer greetings from the team at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies Finally, warm sunny weather has arrived and slowly but surely Sweden is opening up again since the vaccination program is now in full swing. At CMES, we are able to enjoy outdoor “Corona-safe” meetings in the beautiful garden and we feel confident of moving towards brighter ti

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/middle-east-forum-newsletter - 2026-05-05

We are pleased to report that the University’s fruit baskets are now 100% organic in terms of total purchases. At the same time, the proportion of organic or Fairtrade-certified coffee and tea has fallen slightly since last year. Purchases of organic milk and butter products, as well as powdered drinks, have also declined. We need to work together to increase this proportion so that we are in line

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/100-cent-organic-fruit-proportion-organic-and-fairtrade-coffee-and-tea-decreasing - 2026-05-06

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The forest is currently at the centre of an intense debate. It concerns, in simplified terms, which climate benefits the forest can provide, either by sequestering carbon in standing forest, or by being used to substitute fossil fuels and fossil-intensive materials. In a new literature review from the Centre for Envir

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-benefits-forest-balancing-act-prioritisation - 2026-05-05

The forest is currently at the centre of an intense debate. It concerns, in simplified terms, which climate benefits the forest can provide, either by sequestering carbon in standing forest, or by being used to substitute fossil fuels and fossil-intensive materials. In a new literature review from the Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC) at Lund University in Sweden, Markku Rummukain

https://www.becc.lu.se/article/climate-benefits-forest-balancing-act-prioritisation - 2026-05-05

https://www.sam.lu.se/en/internal/article/skill-school-methods-workshops-2025 - 2026-05-05

Among the four scholars from Lund University who have received ERC Starting Grants is Filip Lenrick, a researcher in industrial production, for the project “Bulk-like Joints by Gas Actuated Bonding”. The ERC Starting Grant is aimed at researchers in the early stages of their careers and has scientific excellence as its sole selection criterion. The researchers and their projects have been ranked t

https://www.nano.lu.se/article/erc-starting-grant-nanolundian-filip-lenrick - 2026-05-05

Positivity, humour and tireless energy have characterised Professor Roland Andersson's 40 years at the Faculty. As a happy retiree-to-be, he looks back on his time here. "My advice is to prepare in time", he says. Roland Andersson is a surgeon and professor. He is also one of the pioneers in life science and innovation and was involved in the founding of the Lund company Probi. For some time he wa

https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/article/after-40-years-faculty-pioneer-retiring - 2026-05-05

Are you interested in virus–host–vector interactions and the transmission dynamics of mosquito-borne diseases? Or would you like to learn about the latest developments in pandemic preparedness? If so, don’t miss these upcoming NDP-VIP events in 2026 for PhD students and postdocs!🦟 Mosquito-Borne Vectors and Their PathogensThis course combines lectures, fieldwork, laboratory training and epidemiol

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/ndp-vip-events-2026-phd-students-and-postdocs-0 - 2026-05-05

The image of Sweden, travel and place communication in times of crisis and uncertainty were some of the topics that guided the content of the international conference on place branding organised by the International Place Branding Association (IPBA). Service Studies was the co-chair together with the Department of Strategic Communication and the universities of Halmstad and Kristianstad. The confe

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/conference-place-branding-brought-visitors-all-over-world - 2026-05-05